Bree: Meaning of Baby Name Bree

Bree Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 9,225 baby girls have been named Bree. The name peaked in 2010 with 308 US births that year (rank #866). In 2024, ranked #2505 nationally — 1,639 places below its 2010 peak.

Top States for Bree

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Bree births are: California (1,166), Texas (681), Pennsylvania (369).

Other Irish-Origin Names Like Bree

If you like Bree's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →

4-Letter Names Starting with B

Names with Bree's exact length and starting letter: Baal, Babu, Badr, Badu, Baen.

Quick Facts About Bree

1,167

Irish baby names in our dictionary

462

Irish female names

91

4-letter B-names in our dictionary

402

B-female names total

2006–2012

years of US SSA records (5 total)

1,385

total US births named Bree (all years)

US Popularity History (2006–2012)

📈 Rising: Bree climbed 44 places in the US girls ranking over the last 3 years (#1,000 in 2009 → #956 in 2012).

Annual US births named Bree by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2010 with 308 girls named Bree (girl rank #866 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2012, ranked #956 for girls (266 US births). That's 90 places below its 2010 peak.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

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Compare Bree to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Bree against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

Bree vs Olivia 210,124 births since 2014

Bree vs Emma 202,477 births since 2014

Bree vs Sophia 169,709 births since 2014

Bree vs Isabella 158,431 births since 2014

Bree vs Ava 157,356 births since 2014

Bree vs Charlotte 151,872 births since 2014

Bree vs Mia 149,779 births since 2014

Bree vs Amelia 142,728 births since 2014

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